Beiyang new warlord

The earliest houses of human beings were built of wood. On the bank of the river where they landed, there were also groups of men holding axes and sawing and polishing desperately. The trees that had just been cut down began to be split into firewood here, and the extra branches were used as wood. The firewood was burning red in the brazier, and the wooden boards were slowly piled up there.

On the other side, from the transport boats that were dragged into the river, bags of finished cement were carried down continuously, and familiar cement pools opened up on this new continent, with the rumbling explosions in the distance With a sound, together with the broken stones on the mountain, they were mixed into concrete and filled in the dug foundation.

This city is not a one-off. It will take hundreds of years to use. The plain next to the river must be protected from flooding and subsidence. The foundation must be laid first.

It's a bit like playing a game. While Luo Zhige is pointing with a blueprint, if you look at it from a high altitude, the foundation of the city with a circumference of several kilometers is slowly unfolding on the horizon like a chessboard. All the house sites are of average size, with a foundation of 2000 yuan horizontally and vertically, which is filled with reinforced concrete everywhere.

However, there are exceptions. Facing south and facing north, the northern part is as wide as forty homesteads, and the area as long as more than a dozen homesteads is completely excavated with foundations and then filled with reinforced concrete. Here, it is This new city is the location of the future governor's mansion, barracks, warehouses, prison cells and other important facilities.

In just a few days, a new city resembling Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty was laid out in outline.

On a small hill not far from this huge and noisy construction site, Mao Jue placed his small tea table on it again, and while boiling tea, he watched and shouted to the refugees on the shore. Splitting wood with a chant, it was so hot that he was even shirtless in the cold winter months.

It's no wonder that most princes and generals are willing to build large-scale construction projects when they become famous. This feeling of watching buildings rise from the ground brings inexplicable joy to their hearts. That sense of accomplishment can't be replaced by anything. While pouring the tea slowly, Mao Jue's eyes did not leave the construction site below for a moment.

"Think of a name!"

Just when he was fascinated by watching, there was a crisp voice next to his ear, carrying a freshly caught salmon, the girl Adelaine walked up quickly, laughing.

Not to mention, I really didn't think about this question, Mao Jue couldn't help being stunned for a moment, but after a while, looking at the girl sitting in front of him, a smirk appeared on his face again

Chapter 3. The Taoyuan is stained with blood

Many people are powerful.

A total of more than 2 people worked together, even women and children were involved, and everyone was motivated, because Mao Jue promised that all the tools and materials would be provided by him. After the new city was built, every family could receive it for free. to a house.

This is to build a house for yourself. Maybe you will live here for the rest of your life. Who knows which one is your own?The man in charge of the construction really hit every hammer with all his strength, and amidst the sound of tinkling and bang bang, buildings rose from the ground one after another.

The streets of the new city are very Nordic style. First, thick beams are used to build a skeleton on the concrete foundation with round holes dug out. With walls, floors, ceilings and pointed roofs, the house looks like a Viking longhouse in a movie from a distance.

However, for fire prevention, the fireplace at the back of the house is completely made of reinforced concrete. It is next to a corner of the house, towering and pointing to the sky. It is exactly the same as those western fireplaces, and the repaired wooden house is also plastered with lime. After reading it again, it’s like a wooden house from the outside, but it looks like a new house in the middle and later generations from the inside.

If the traditional Chinese mortise and tenon structure is used without nails, such a wooden house can be more durable, but there are too many projects to be rushed. Anyway, there are plenty of nails, so this labor-saving method is the only way.

After all, it is located in an outer domain, and the protection work must be done well. In one month, only one-third of the [-] houses to be built in the city have just been built. As for government offices, warehouses and other political places, public places have not yet started construction. The city wall with a circumference of several kilometers has already been erected for less than half, and it is estimated that the building will be five meters high. At this time, it is already three meters high. How can it be four gates in four directions? They have already been erected early.

Local materials are still used. The interior is made of anti-corrosion wood that has been burned for a layer, and the strength is increased with the reinforcement. The outer layer is directly piled up with concrete. On the side, the city gate building was built with newly burned precious bricks.

Underneath, the brand-new black and shiny stone plaque painted with paulownia has been firmly nailed on it.

Red Twin Cities!

Mao Jue named this Dongjiang's first overseas colonial city, and even the big river next to it was named Hongshuanghe. It is said that it was named so in commemoration of the two reds on the head of the general before he disembarked. , and take the meaning of prosperity and double happiness, and the buildings in the city are in an even number. It is said that Mao Jue also plans to paint all the roofs red, which makes sense.

It's just that on the day the name of the city was finalized, the general's foreign wife chased the general down half a small river after him.

For the red double, one of them just bleeds once, Mao Jue was on the head, and Adelaine was there, so it is not enough for outsiders to understand.

It is said that Zhang Xianzhong has a famous stele of seven killings. The inscription on the inscription is that all things are born to support people, and people have nothing to repay the sky. Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! In a way, what he said is still true. That's right.

In the month since Mao Jue came here, the forest has receded several hundred meters, and even tree stumps have been dug out to be used as firewood, leaving big pits on the ground. , will be distributed as fields, and only when the first crop of corn is planted can these refugees who have come from afar be considered to have truly taken root.

At this time, Dongjiang is still asking for nature.

A piece of the forest that has been gnawed away, the rustling sound came from under the thick needles, lying on the ground in the snow, his ears were red under the cold wind blowing fur hat, but his face was also red with excitement. It was rosy and steaming, and the last time it was in the snow was during the Battle of Yizhou, but this time the enemy was not the Zhenglan Banner of the Jianzhou Jurchen, but a herd of deer.

The ship’s chief mate’s diary can clearly record the date, and the Chinese New Year will be in three days! But even the [-] guard troops recruited from the ship have invested in the construction of the new city, and nothing has been prepared. Su Changmei from the logistics came over and said that Mao Jue remembered that he had recruited two hundred people from the hands and went into the wild forest to hunt. At least some fresh meat was made for tooth sacrifice, and the canned fish almost made people cry.

A wild animal smell rushed over, making Ying Ji frowned beside her. Although Japan also had deer, she grew up so big, she hadn't eaten it a few times, and the rice became Mao Jue's retainer. Only after she got a small surname can she let go of her belly and eat casually. She has not hunted a few times, and the taste obviously makes her uncomfortable.

In fact, Mao Jue is also an out-and-out hunting rookie. Other generals lead their subordinates to hunt every now and then. He has been busy struggling to death, and this is the first time he has been officially hunting.

It seems that spoilers are not good. Knowing too many historical upheavals in advance will make Mao Jue worry about this day.Fortunately, now, he can let go of his burden and go hunting happily.

But this time his leadership position was temporarily lost, and he specialized in surgery. This time, he was lying at the front, commanding with his fists raised, was the most experienced old hunter. Ertai, don't be shy about this guy. He is definitely an expert in hunting. He is lying in the snowdrift like a crouching tiger, and there are two simple sunglasses with a slit in the middle on his eyes. He is full of professionalism!

While he was staring at him, several other Sumu tribesmen had already circled behind the herd of deer, but they were still parallel to the strong wind. The deer's sense of smell was not bad. Just frowning like that, the whole herd will be alert.

Under the tree, the man who was responsible for driving away was already in place, and a piece of porcelain was used to reflect the light in the forest. Ye Ertai's face also became serious, and he turned his head to follow Mao Jue and waited for a few hasty orders.

"Master, brothers, as soon as I wave my hand, everyone shoots arrows, oh, shoot, and then the brothers on horseback drive from the flanks, driving the deer down the mountain, and those who are injured and can't run fast, we can catch them back! Don't run away, and outflank behind in an arc, and don't let the deer herd have a chance to turn around and escape!"

"I will save it! You too, listen to Lord Su Mu's words, do you hear me!"

"Sign up and obey!"

"Shh!"

He quickly made a gesture with his hand at the corner of his mouth, obviously feeling a little unreliable, this guy turned his head sadly, and immediately raised his fist violently.

It looks unreliable, but it is really reliable when you shout it. After all, even the guards have more than ten days of training every month, and ambush shooting is always an important subject. Ye Ertan and the others drew their bows Well, in the sound of clattering, dozens of people stood up suddenly from the snow, and crackling gunshots shot at the deer more than ten meters away.

Historically, Britain would rather abandon the traditional longbow that has been around for hundreds of years, and regard the unreliable muskets as standard equipment. The power of firearms and bows and arrows is different here. Before the deer raised their heads, more than a dozen of them were knocked over, and even one head was knocked off. Sumu Yeertai was so dazed that he forgot to shoot the bow and arrow in his hand.

"General Su Mu?"

It was Mao Jue's words that brought this guy back to his senses. Seeing that the herd of deer started to be driven down the mountain fiercely by more than a dozen people from the upper wind, he also yelled loudly as if he had suddenly realized.

"Get on the horse! Let's chase!"

The horse that had been pushed to the ground for a long time finally stood up with a snort, and as the knight got on the horse, these grass-eating guys didn't care if the deer were eating grass like themselves, and they were impatient for a long time. He raised his hooves and dashed down with joy.

"Sutai, Namjin, you guys clean up the deer, and the rest, chase! Drive!"

This time he fell behind, but he didn't expect this round of ambush to be so rewarding. Ye Ertai yelled at the Sumu tribe behind him to stop, and then he twitched his horse's butt and caught up with the cavalry.

The snowflakes fell from the hillside like a thunderbolt, and the steep forest land was like an earthquake. Thousands of hooves hit the ground fiercely. After all, they are not dragoons. During the turbulence, some guard soldiers even scattered gunpowder, and the sound of gunfire was scattered. At this time, it really depends on the performance of the Jurchens hunters. Although cavalry shooting is far from being as accurate as infantry shooting, feathered arrows like locusts Falling on the back of the deer, bleeding, the deer hit by the arrow couldn't run and fell to the ground, was stopped by the knight in front and hung on the horse, and then followed the team.

The chase lasted for almost two hours, and the horse couldn't run anymore, so the hunting team stopped. The herd of hundreds of big deer was less than half, and more than 200 deer were hunted, and one deer was 150. About [-] catties, remove the bones and skins, and you can still have about [-] catties of meat. Tomorrow, I will dry it for another day, add a cover, dig a hole, cover some hares and badgers, and celebrate the new year the day after tomorrow. , almost one person can share one or two catties of meat dumplings, and there is such a Chinese New Year atmosphere.

Immediately, a deer was also hung up. After all, he was still young. Mao Jue himself was panting with excitement, and kept yelling. Just now, his revolver also played two or three full rounds. He missed, but this hunting seems to be more interesting than shooting people. He kept yelling while carrying the horse under him.

Also out of flattery, holding a bow and arrow and leading the horse, Ye Ertai came back with a smile, and clasped his fist at Mao Jue respectfully.

"Master General rides and shoots Wushuang, no wonder my Dadongjiang River is so powerful in Liaodong, but just hitting these deer can't set off the master's bravery. On the way here, the general seems to have seen a bear cave. Master, would you like to hunt again?"

"Bear?"

Not to mention, Mao Jue was really aroused. In future generations, this thing is to protect animals. It’s okay for it to scratch your paw. If you want to beat him, you have to go in. Mao Jue is also in the zoo See, even though he is in Dongjiang, he can bring down one or two bears every year during winter hunting, and he still has a bearskin mattress, but this is his first time hunting bears himself.

More importantly, a brown bear can weigh as little as half a ton. Without the bear skin, bones and intestines, it can also have hundreds of catties of meat. If two of them are hunted, it will be worth more than ten deer. Thinking about the hot braised bear Palm, Mao Jue's saliva was about to flow down.

"Why are you still standing there? Let's go!"

With a yell, the horses were pulled, and the cheerful young men who were also galloping led the deer, and walked back after yelling.